Community-based data collection of Filipinos across Sacramento.
This project centers the Filipino community by combining data and community insights to better understand local needs, strengths, and opportunities across Sacramento County.
About This Project
This project focuses on building a comprehensive, data-driven understanding of the Filipino population across Sacramento County and its key cities. The goal is to surface accurate demographic, economic, and social insights that can inform community-centered planning, advocacy, and resource allocation.Using publicly available data sources alongside community-based survey inputs, the project utilizes a variety research and data methodologies. Findings are analyzed both at the county level and within individual cities, with additional attention given to geographic concentration through key ZIP codes.The final outcome is a clear, accessible report that translates complex data into actionable insights. Designed for decision-makers, advocates, and community stakeholders, the report supports more informed strategies that reflect the lived realities and needs of Filipino residents in the region.
The Collaborators
South of Market Community Action Network (SOMCAN) is a multi-issue and multi-strategy organization that nurtures the lives of youth, families, individuals and workers. We work on a wide range of issues—from tenant rights to community planning to Filipino language access to workers rights—and provide culturally competent direct services ranging from tenant counseling to family support to youth empowerment to employment.
Remagination Lab (housed in Remagination Farm) incubates and experiments in producing creatively bold, unconventional and deeply transformative learning experiences informed by social justice movements; indigenous and land-based knowledge; the arts; radical love and healing.
Contact Us
For further inquiry, email V, lead data analyst on this project.